Stitched with all silk
threads, on antique white linen, this sampler was a joy to design
from start to finish! I loved the soft green colour of the little green
Gazebo, where you can sit and rest under the canopy of tumbling vines and
you are hidden for butterfly watching! It has old fashioned roses climbing
over the roof and is surrounded by herbs and flowers. I just know that if I
had one, I’d like it to look just like that! I spent some time reading about
the spirit of attracting butterflies, and enjoyed finding out which plants
are known to encourage butterflies to come to feed often. My friend Cathy
has planted bushes and plants in their garden, and the sight of them dancing
around their garden this summer was just beautiful to behold! So when I
designed the garden beyond, I also included more dancing multicoloured
butterflies, and planted it with plants butterflies love! The Black-Eyed
Susans, Butterfly Bush, Lavender, Purple Coneflowers, and of course,
delphiniums and more butterflies.... The Rhodes Butterfly band gave me a
good feeling, as I always love to work the Rhodes stitch especially this
time, when I got to see what kinds of colours would come out of the new
Thread Gatherer Silk ‘N Colors Overdyed threads! Cecilia actually dyed it to
order for me, and we will have exclusive use of it! A wee Hardanger gate
sits at the bottom of the sampler, and when I had finished weaving two
little butterflies in the gate, it looked just right! A delectable choice of
textures and techniques for the experienced stitcher, this Learning Sampler
is also ideal for the beginning specialty stitcher. Have fun stitching your
own Butterfly Garden!

NEW!
“Butterfly Accessory Pack”:Also available
are our separately packaged Victoria Sampler Gold Plated Handpainted
Butterfly Charms! They are specially painted by our own artist to match
the“Butterfly Garden” overdyed silk! Each Butterfly charm can vary slightly
according to the whim of our artist. Use them to decorate the sampler, the
charming little pincushion, or the bell pull hardware like we did! But don’t
just use them for the Butterfly Sampler! They are really cute to use in all
sorts of places. Attach them to other items to liven up a garden scene,
needleroll or hardanger ornament! Glue them to your mat when framing. Use
your imagination, and have fun!
CHARM PACK - A$10.05 +P&h

Butterfly Garden Sampler Accessory Pack

A$44.95 + p&h AVAILABLE AS
A SPECIAL ORDER

Thread Gatherer - “Butterfly Garden” Silk
‘N Colors

Access Trebizond TRA 741 - Bayberry light

Access Soie 100 - 3 - blanc

DMC #12 - #504 blue-green light

Kreinik #4 Braid #041 - multicoloured
metallic

Kreinik Mori #4077 - green very dark

Kreinik Mori #4166 - green med dark

Kreinik Mori #4164 - green med light

Kreinik Mori Milkpaint #0414 - green light

Access Au Ver a Soie #1343 - purple

Kreinik Mori #6114 - pink medium

Kreinik Mori #6112 - pink light

Kreinik Mori Milkpaint #724 - gold

Kreinik Mori Milkpaint #524 - sky blue

Extra
Materials Needed:

Bell pull Hardware (optional)

NOTE: The Regular Accessory Pack
available for this design contains no Butterflies, but does include all the
silk, cotton and metallic threads used in the sampler and the pillow,
including the“Butterfly Garden” overdyed silk, which is produced by the
Thread Gatherer exclusively for the Victoria Sampler. If you wish to buy
your materials separately, the closest substitute for the the“Butterfly
Garden” Silk ‘N Colors is“Sherbet” Silk ‘N Colors.